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This is the first time an Ecuadorean participates in a Tour de France, marking history for the South American country.
With strict coronavirus restrictions, France's delayed Tour de France Saturday has officially kicked off in the Riviera city of Nice.
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On Saturday, the Tour’s organizers announced that if two or more members of a team, including staff, test positive for COVID-19, they will be expelled from the race.
“From two positive cases in a group of 30, there is a real risk of elimination of a team,” said Tour director Christian Prudhomme in an interview with a local radio.
The three-week tour will take place in the next three weeks, finishing in the French capital, Paris.
�� The riders have covered 43.8km in the first hour of racing.
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) August 29, 2020
�� Les coureurs ont parcouru 43,8km lors de la première heure de course.#TDF2020 pic.twitter.com/FtYdss8GCL
According to The Ineos Grenadiers boss, Sir Dave Brailsford, “nobody knows” if the Tour will reach the finish line in Paris on September 20th.
22 teams, with 8 riders will be competing in this year’s including teams such as Ineos, Jumbo-Visma, Bora–Hansgrohe, among others.
Latin American riders include Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, Colombia’s Egan Bernal (current champion), Nairo Quintana, among others. This is the first time an Ecuadorean participates in a Tour de France, marking history for the South American country.
#France bans the use of hydroxychloroquine in the fight against #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/elfZus3k1p
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) May 27, 2020
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